Japanese symbol for “seed”
種子
しゅし
Romaji: shushi
seed; pit
In Japanese, seed is 種子, read しゅし (shushi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n seed; pit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “seed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 種 | たね tane | seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel |
| 実 | さね sane | seed (of a fruit); pit; pip |
| シード | シード shiido | seed |
| 種 | くさ kusa | cause; seed; origin |
| 実 | み mi | seed |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) |
| 一種 | いっしゅ isshu | a kind; a sort; a variety |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ hinshu | type (of goods); sort |
| 種目 | しゅもく shumoku | item; event |
| 機種 | きしゅ kishu | model (of machine, device) |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “seed”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.